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No fewer than 96 companies from Nigeria and overseas have indicated interest in undertaking the rehabilitation of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation’s (NNPC) downstream infrastructure.
96 companies bid for rehabilitation of NNPC downstream infrastructure 96 companies bid for rehabilitation of NNPC downstream infrastructure
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on Thursday, said 96 prominent and reputable companies from various jurisdictions across the country have indicated an interest in undertaking the rehabilitation of its downstream infrastructure.
These include critical pipelines to depots and terminals through the Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) financing model.
The Managing Director, Nigerian Pipelines and Storage Company (NPSC), Mrs Ada Oyetunde, disclosed this at a virtual public bid opening exercise held at the NNPC Towers, Abuja for the pre-qualification of companies for the contract.
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